The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-24
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE,


The committee further finds that the
business OF the superintendent's office is
conducted in manner most lax and un.
syotemstic. Letters received arc not pre-.
served, letters sent are not copied, bonds
and Important papers ne kept in bundles
without any arrangement, records arc in
many particulars insufficient, and are
sometimes without indexes, and thore is
q general air Of disorder and carslessnesy
which is incompatible with tho accurate
and proper discharge Of duty.
No ono will question, wo presume, tho
Importance Of proper dieciplino oven in
tho private household, and that all will
admit the still greater Importance Of a
proper rule OF government when the
household is q public institution, com.
posed OF employees, ,attendante and ,ps-
tlents, tho proper government OF which an
establishment in our opinion requires
upon the part OF the governing head a
knowledge OF men and tho capacity to
govern them butWe regret to say our obser.
vatlon has convinced us OF the absence of
such qualification on tho part Of Dr., Bland.
thus demonstrating in our Judgment q
want Of executive ability in him, and Lis
unhtness for tho position he now holds.
BLAND REMOVAL RECOMMENDED. &
This investigation, the committees re.
port says, has revealed conduct on tho
part Of the Superintendent in his inter.
course with the female patients which
without charging him with impure mo.
tives! We are nevertheless compelled to
characterized them as indelicate and repyc-
hensible, and for these raasons We unite
in recommending the removal OF Dr..
Bland from the superintendency Of the in.
stitution. -;st-.. p ,fy., ! ~ n y. I
In regard to certain scandalous charges
made tho committee finds that an umer.
ried female patient, who hes been an In.
mate for years, gave birth to child on tbs
30th OF January, 1887. It was suggested
BY some Of tho oticera that a certain
male patient is tho father OF the child, but
as that patient has been confined in one Of
the male wards eince .dato which is va.
rlously stated as from March 20 to Anil
], 1886, we are not satisfed with this ex-.
PLANTATION. An investigation Of this sub.
ject, however, has not enabled us TO name
any other person rs tho father OF this
child. Since the condition Of. this fe.
male was ascsrteined additional regula.
tons have been made against the associa.
ton OF patients Of different saxes, except
in the presence, OF an attendant, We
trust tho enforcement OF these regulations
may prevent any other occurrence OF this
sort. s5 Z 800 Z. 4 5, @ r. : r
Hospital property and supplies, it was
found BY the committee, are used for pri-
vate benefit in manner which is at least
careless. Officers Of the hospital occasion.
ally use as beverage liquor belonging to
the hospital and treat their friends to It.
Some Of the directors drink tho LIQUOR in
the drug room, and some OF these living
1T q diatenco take bottles OF whisky home'
Twas also liyulged that the local diree:
tors have received small amounts Of the
products Of tho garden, and officers occa.
sionally make presents OF gmalI products,
Articles OF clothing arc something's washed
at the hospital fol. persons who reside in
Weston. y ]. 'l,;4 SIT44ta s,safl ;;y
1t was also ascertained that the horses
and omnibus belonging to the hospital
have been used to convey persons to polit.
ical conventions ut q distance. 5i6s
These matters are small in themselves,
but breed decentralization and scandal.
and We express tho hope that the Board
Of Directors will eco that such practice
cease. u A 4 S5 y, K Z, y Y y
THE LIQUOR atATrRR. tlj:fi
The persistent misuse Of the liquor a,
the houpital, says the committee, is re-
markable. Especial attention was directed